DEP Press Advisory on Deer Hunting Cancellation, October 2, 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Ameri Corps

"The AmeriCorps program has been extremely valuable in accomplishing almost a full year of work on several ongoing projects," said Rene Van Schaack, Executive Director of the Greene County SWCD, which helped to establish and administer this year's AmeriCorps program in the Catskill region. "Hands-on professional experience should prove extremely valuable to the AmeriCorps members in future employment or study in the water resource field." Jay Czemiak from Bedminster, Pennsylvania is stationed in Walton with the Delaware County SWCD. A graduate of Penn State University, he is working on the West Branch Delaware Rive that flows into the Cannonsville Reservoir. Jennie Church, also a Penn State University graduate, is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania. Her work assignment is on the Batavia Kill with the Greene County SWCD. Amanda LaValle returned to Woodstock in Ulster County this year after graduation from Cornell University. She has been busy with field assessment on the ^tony Clove Creek in Ulster and Greene Counties. ---------------- Catherine Sinchak from Independence, Ohio is a graduate of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. This summer she is working with staff from DEP and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to evaluate the quality of fish and invertebrate habitat in several Catskill streams. Upon completion of their ten-month assignment in the Catskills, the AmeriCorps members will receive a federal education award of approximately $4,700 for payment of undergraduate loans or future graduate studies. In addition, they receive a weekly stipend from a local agency match - in this case DEP. Information about AmeriCorps positions in the region is available from the Youth Resource Development Corporation at (845) 473-5005. (Page 2 of2)

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